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ESPON Evidence for Regional Policy-Making Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) June 2010 Alfonso Sanz Araujo. Lurralde Antolamendu Zuzendaria / Director de Ordenación del Territorio del Gobierno Vasco Ingurumen, Lurralde Plangintza, Nekazaritza eta Arrantza Saila / Dto. de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial, Agricultura y Pesca 7 Territorial Planning for the metropolitan area of Bilbao Plan Territorial Parcial del Bilbao metropolitano -In this planning has been defined the criteria that have to be considered by all the town councils situated in the metropolitan area of Bilbao, in order to design their own local planning.

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ESPON Evidence for Regional Policy-Making Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) June 2010 Alfonso Sanz Araujo. Lurralde Antolamendu Zuzendaria / Director de Ordenación del Territorio del Gobierno Vasco Ingurumen, Lurralde Plangintza, Nekazaritza eta Arrantza Saila / Dto. de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial, Agricultura y Pesca 8 Territorial Planning for the region of San Sebastian: Categories for the land planning Plan Territorial Parcial de Donostia-San Sebastián: Ordenación del medio físico - As happens with Bilbao, in others metropolitan areas such as San Sebastian, we are working on territorial planning that will define a model of development for the planning of the 13 towns situated in the same metropolitan area

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ESPON Evidence for Regional Policy-Making Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) June 2010 Alfonso Sanz Araujo. Lurralde Antolamendu Zuzendaria / Director de Ordenación del Territorio del Gobierno Vasco Ingurumen, Lurralde Plangintza, Nekazaritza eta Arrantza Saila / Dto. de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial, Agricultura y Pesca 20 Interest of the ESPON program for the Basque Government Having reference indicators of European regions as a reference framework to help us define parameters that should be considered in our Spatial Development Strategy. Benchmarking with other European regions when defining objectives for our Spatial Development Strategy, and also when assessing results of spatial planning policies. Networking with other regional authorities, building synergies in the field of spatial planning policies (even with neighbor regions). Improving future possibilities of European funding returns, having a coherent spatial development strategy. Strengthening scientific capacities in the field of spatial planning through the participation of Basque research centers in ESPON projects.